Section 6: Duties of Commissioner

The Commissioner shall—

(a) inspect any railway with a view to determine whether it is fit to be opened for the public carriage of passengers and report thereon to the Central Government as required by or under this Act;

(b) make such periodical or other inspections of any railway or of any rolling stock used thereon as the Central Government may direct;

(c) make an inquiry under this Act into the cause of any accident on a railway; and

(d) discharge such other duties as are conferred on him by or under this Act.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 14 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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